Pastry Chef

Savour Bakery Café & Patisserie Ltd; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Savour Bakery Café & Patisserie Ltd in Gateshead is seeking a Certified Pastry Chef to join our busy bakery team. This full-time, permanent role requires passion for pastries and adherence to recipes, production standards and quality.

You will work with laminated pastries, desserts, and collaborate across departments, with early starts from 6am, 6-day weeks, and flexibility to adapt hours as production needs.

Qualifications

• Certified or professionally qualified Pastry Chef.
• Strong ability to follow recipes, processes and techniques.
• Experience with laminated pastries preferred; willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Produce pastries, desserts and other patisserie products to a high standard.
• Maintain excellent standards of presentation, consistency and quality.
• Support product development and help create new products across departments.
• Maintain excellent food hygiene, cleanliness and organisation.

Skills

Follow recipes

Reliable

Organised

Teamwork

Creativity

Chocolate work

Education

Certified Pastry Chef

Job description

Gateshead, NorthEast NE8, United Kingdom

Full-time Permanent Entry Level

Description

Certified Pastry Chef

Savour Bakery Café & Patisserie is looking for a talented and reliable Certified Pastry Chef to join our growing team in Gateshead.

We are looking for someone who can confidently follow established recipes, techniques and production standards, while also bringing an open mind and enthusiasm for developing new products across different areas of the bakery.

The Role

You will be responsible for producing high-quality pastries and desserts consistently, working closely with our existing pastry and bakery team.

The role will include:

• Following established recipes and techniques accurately and consistently
• Producing pastries, desserts and other patisserie products to a high standard
• Working with laminated pastries, previous experience is preferred, although we are happy to develop someone who is genuinely keen to learn from our team
• Supporting product development and helping create new products across different departments
• Maintaining excellent standards of presentation, consistency and quality
• Working collaboratively with the wider bakery and kitchen team
• Maintaining excellent food hygiene, cleanliness and organisation

What We’re Looking For

• Certified or professionally qualified Pastry Chef
• Strong ability to follow recipes, processes and techniques
• Some experience with laminated pastries, or a genuine willingness to learn
• Chocolatier or chocolate work experience is highly desirable and will be given preference
• Creative and open-minded, with an interest in developing new products
• Reliable, organised and comfortable working as part of a busy team
• Able to adapt working hours when production requirements change

Working Hours

This is a full-time, 6-day-a-week position:

Sunday to Friday, Saturday off8-hour shifts per dayEarly starts required, usually from 6amFlexibility is essential as working hours may occasionally need to change depending on production requirements.

Applicants must already live locally or within reasonable travelling distance of Gateshead and have the existing right to work in the UK.

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.